Orbellis polhemi ( Slater and O’Donnell, 1999 ) Zámbó & Kovács & Kondorosy, 2023

Zámbó, András, Kovács, Szilvia & Kondorosy, Előd, 2023, Revision of the genus Orbellis Distant, 1913 (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae), Zootaxa 5389 (2), pp. 193-212 : 198-199

Orbellis polhemi ( Slater and O’Donnell, 1999) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 2 , 25 , 26 )

(http://lygaeoidea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1236379)

Neolethaeus polhemi Slater and O’Donnell, 1999: 257–260 (original description, figures)

Type specimen examined. HOLOTYPE: label picture not taken; see data in original description (♂, MNHN). Type locality. Northeast Madagascar, Sava Region, Marojejy National Park .

Other specimens examined. Madagascar-N / Montagne d’ Ambre N. P. / 26.–30. x. 2010, surr. camp / sweeping; P. Baňař lgt. (1♂, MMBC) ; Madagascar bor. Ambanja / env. Ankigameloka vill. / 26.- 27.11.1996 P. Švacha lgt. (1♀, NMPC) ; Madagascar Nord / distr. d’ Ambanja / N. de Beangona-Ambevy / Vallée d’ Antremabe / 400m, II-1964 / P. Soga (1♀, MNHN, blue label); Madagascar: Fampanambo / 1962 / J. Vadon (1♀, RMCA) ; ASB/light Madagascar / Andasibe N. P.; 12.iv.2011 / 943m; forest edge, at light / S18°56’09.5” E48°25’08.2” / P. Baňař + local collectors lgt. (2♂♂, 3♀♀, MMBC) ; Madagascar-CE 2010 / border of Andasibe N. P.; 916m / “ Parc d’ Orchidées ”; 3.– 6. xi. / S18°55’59.9” E048°24’46.5” / at light; P. Baňař + local collectors lgt. (1♂, MMBC) ; CE Madagascar 2014 / Toamasina pr.: /Andasibe- / Mantadia N. P. 961m /Analamazaotra forest / 18° 56.324’S 48°25.396’E / 961m; 9.– 12.ii., M. Trýzna lgt. (3♂♂, 1♀, MMBC) ; Madagascar-CE / Ranomafana N. P.; 11.–18. xi. / S21°15’22.6” E47°25’17.8” / 958m; at light; P. Baňař lgt. (1♂, 6♀, MMBC, 2♀, EKKH); Madagascar-CE / Ranomafana N. P.; 14.xi.2010 / Vohiparana env. 1130 / S21°14’26.0” E047°23’40.2” / pasture, at light; P. Baňař lgt. (1♀, MMBC) ; Madagascar-CE; 1170m / Ranomafana N. P.; 17.xi.2010 / Amboditanimena env.; at light / S21°12’14.9” E047°22’05.2” / secondary forest; P. Baňař lgt. (2♂♂, 1♀, MMBC) ; CE-Madagascar 2014 / Fianarantsoa pr., main entr- / rance of Ranomafana N. P. / 21°15.380’S 47°25.323’E / 933m 3.ii., M. Trýzna leg. (1♂, MMBC) ; Madagascar: route d’ Ano-/sibé / ex. coll. Breuning (1♀, RMCA) ; Madagascar, 1000m / Ranomafana N. P., circuit / Talatakely , 8.–12. i. 2019 / S21°15’47.2” E47°25’20.74” / primary forest, M. Trýzna leg. (1♂, MMBC) ; Madagascar Est / Rég.Ambatondrazaha / Ambatombe / J. Janák lgt., 17.1.1995 (1♀, MMBC) .

Distribution. Orbellis polhemi is distributed in the eastern part of Madagascar ( Fig. 26 ); no localities are known from the western provinces until now.

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Dorsal views of Orbellis species: 1. O. typicus Distant, 1913 lectotype; 2. O. polhemi Slater & O’Donnell, 1999; 3. O. maculosus Slater & O’Donnell, 1999 holotype; 4. O. madagascariensis Slater & O’Donnell, 1999; 5. O. calcaratus Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 6. O. dentifemoralis Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. paratype; 7. O. odonnellae Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 8. O. flavescens Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 9. O. guilberti Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 10. O. nigriapicalis Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype; 11. O. longirostris Zámbó & Kondorosy, sp. nov. holotype. (Fig. 1 by E. Kondorosy, Fig. 3 E. Guilbert, Figs. 2, 4–11 A. Zámbó).

FIGURES 23–25. Male metafemur of Orbellis species: 23. Orbellis calcaratus; 24. O. dentifemoralis; 25. O. polhemi. (Figs. by Szilvia Kovács).

FIGURES 26–28. Distribution of Orbellis species in Madagascar: 26. previously described Orbellis species (solid symbol: literature data; empty symbol: new data; no new data available for O. maculosus); 27. O. calcaratus and O. dentifemoralis; 28. other new Orbellis species.